School, committee offer tribute to patriots
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 15 2023:
Students of Brilliance School on Sunday evening offered floral tributes and held a candle light vigil in front of the western gate of Kangla to honour all those who sacrificed their lives for defending the territorial integrity of Manipur, and also demanded justice in the brutal killings of students Hijam Hemanjit and Phijam Linthoingambi.
The students also observed a two-minute silence as a mark of respect to the departed souls.
Meanwhile, students of coaching centre, Planet Academy in Keishampat Junction held a candle light vigil on Saturday evening demanding justice to the two slain students, one of whom, Luwangbi Linthoingambi Hijam, was their mate.
In release, coaching centre's principal coordinator L Akash demanded justice in the deaths of the two students and conveyed deepest condolences and shared the grief of the bereaved families.
The coaching centre also urged for recovery of the duo's bodies at the earliest and for the government to solve the five-month long conflict and restore peace and normalcy in the state.
On the other hand, Coordinating Committee Kangla Sangomshang offered floral tributes to the martyrs at Kangla Sangomshang community hall on Sunday.
During the solemn function, floral tributes were offered to the portraits of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot, Ima Memchoubi and all those who have lost their lives during the conflict while defending the integrity of Manipur.
Later, a sit-in protest was staged at the community hall, wherein Committee co-convenor Bijayalakshmi condemned the excessive force used by security forces against Meira Paibis at Seijang following a gun fight at Sabungkhok Khunou, Imphal East district on October 12.She demanded legal action against the security personnel involved, while questioning why the government is unable to recover the bodies of students Lithoingambi and Hemanjit till date.
There is the need for a strong and patriotic leader like Neta Hijam Irabot to lead the people during this crisis, she stressed.